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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1888

Page

4

Political notes on elections and party shifts in Kansas and nationwide

A Kansas dispatch discusses Captain Henry Booth and campaign efforts, party control of the judiciary, and potential leadership roles. It notes shifts in the Supreme Court bench, Democratic ambitions under Cleveland, and anticipated political maneuvers after the March election, with references to legislative compositions in Delaware and broader national implications.

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Oklahoma land hopes loom in Topeka convention

A Topeka convention discusses Oklahoma land preemption changes, squatter rights, and the Muskogee Nation's final disposition of Oklahoma lands. Reports describe settlers from Wichita seeking homesteads, water access, climate, timber, and rail links, with leaders urging federal action and state support for the plan.

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union Convention at West Side

The fourth quarterly W C T U convention met in the Methodist Church West Side, starting at 2:40 and closing at 5, amid a blizzard. Mrs. E J S Edmonson of Valley Center presided, Etta Mason and Jeann Cassidy led sessions, with Mr. Ciara Holbrook Smith speaking on the Romance of the Nineteenth Century. Mrs. South’s guidance helped the event, and the gathering featured songs by Temperance Boys and Girls and a story talk by Mrs. Smith. A Kansas man Sidney Post was noted for Congress, amid local editor banter about election bets and porous plaster jokes.

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Explosive Formula from American Engineer Revealed

An American engraver living in London, W. Charsteclain, visits Woolwich to present a new explosive chlorine of nitrogen, claimed to be the most powerful yet. The compound allegedly causes extreme damage from small quantities, with dangerous sensitivity and potential revolution to warfare.

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Deaths Mower and Murky Writings of a Bygone Era

A garbled collage of sensational notes and anecdotes. It mentions cigarette end recycling, shifting art tastes, cautions against eye bandaging, naval armaments, and odd animal notes framed as a 19th century newspaper snippet. Distinct entities include Globe-Democrat, New Orleans Times, Benbow, English fleet, and various generic references to New York and England.

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